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UK wages have risen at a faster pace than expected but inflation is still worryingly high. The Conservatives seem to be edging back towards austerity and Labour doesn’t want to offer ‘false hope’ on …
Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
The NHS at 75: Unhappy Birthday? – Politics Weekly UK
The NHS turns 75 this week. But facing a staffing crisis, an ageing and unhealthy population, and increasingly poorer health outcomes for patients, what will be next for our beleaguered national heal…
Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
Uxbridge, Johnson and the end of the Tory dream – Politics Weekly UK
Politics Weekly UK is on the byelection trail again, this time in Boris Johnson’s old seat of Uxbridge and South Ruislip. The Guardian’s John Harris is joined by Rafael Behr to speak to residents, bu…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Frome’s byelection battle: head or heart?– Politics Weekly UK
This week, Politics Weekly UK is in Frome in the south-west of England before one of three confirmed byelections. Against a backdrop of high inflation, painful mortgage rates and more allegations of …
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Peerages and posh boys – Politics Weekly UK podcast
The Conservative party is not far from all-out war, from Rishi Sunak’s public criticism of Boris Johnson to Nadine Dorries decrying ‘posh boys’ for blocking her peerage. The Guardian’s John Harris is…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Starmer: hammering the left?– Politics Weekly UK podcast
Labour looks closer to power than it has been for the last decade, but as it nears the next election, some big tensions are starting to become clear. One is its plan for a green economy, another on t…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
The Covid inquiry vs the Cabinet Office – Politics Weekly UK
The legal tug of war between the Covid inquiry and the Cabinet Office continues this week. Gaby Hinsliff sits in for John Harris, and talks to the former Downing Street chief of staff Gavin Barwell a…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Boris, Braverman and borders – Politics Weekly UK
Rishi Sunak is fighting fires this week as Boris Johnson and Suella Braverman steal the headlines. And as new net migration figures are released on Thursday, can the prime minister take back control …
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
NatCon: The Tories tilt to the right – Politics Weekly UK
Some of the big figures on the political right, including two cabinet ministers, have been speaking this week at the National Conservatism conference in London. How much sway does this vocal group ha…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
Hung up on a hung parliament – Politics Weekly UK
Keir Starmer and Ed Davey have both refused to rule out forming a coalition between their parties at the next general election. Following disastrous results for the Conservatives in the local electio…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago